The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-29

near and far, and continued to come
until the spacious rooms were more
than filled and the overflow occupied the
lawn. 1t was genuine surprise. What
Louis was dreaming of has not been
told. 1t might have been Of the angels,
for lots of them were coming. But his
dreams and his sleep were brought to a
sudden end, and he had to get out of
bed and into his duds. It would be
commonplace to say it was very en-
joyable affair, but it was no common
place event, and will simply leave the
reader to imagine its joys and gayeties,
simply remarking that the imagination
will require plenty of room.
An old gentleman the other day sold
an aged and somewhat dilapidated stack
of fax straw for three dollars. The
buyer realized but fifty three dollars for
the straw hauled to the mill. Flax straw
isn't worth more than eleven dollars a
ton.
The Devlin Brothers will start their
thresher a-humming the latter part OF
this week on the farm of 2. G. Sim
liA1OAAo, AiOtho6tllt IdlIlCs
The iron bridge across the O'Plaine is
so that it can take the travel again, al.
though repairs are not fully completed
The school board of District No. 6
have appointed A. ]. Benedict clerk, SC
it has now full board of legal officers.
DR.. ]. B. Devlin made brief call on
his folks here on Tuesday.
Well, we had picnic at the depot
Not one of your premeditated, cut and
dried affairs, but genuine surprise pic.
mic. Beauty and loneliness were there
IN no stlnted measure. The first be
longed to the young ladies and the sec
ond to the older ones. Massachusetts
was represented by a school ma'am and
dignified dame. Chicago was repre-
sented by one of its gentle fair, and
Waukegan by model mother and
daughter. Kencsha was nobly repre-
sented, and Bristol was not at all behind
The school ma'am had bunch of Wis
consin flax laden with its brown bolles te
carry back to Massachusetts. Wher
asked if she intended to Jgax her schol
ars she replied the birch grew plentifully
in Massachusetts. The picnic was {
lasting one, for the train was more thar
an hour behind time. Woodworth sta
ton is not over-supplied with easy chairs
and seats had to be improvised of boxes
Of freight or chunks of stove wood, an(
the Ie Deatna of the delayed train wa
relieved by lively repartee. How il
your health now, Mrs." was asked
1 lady. "Oh, am not feeling as we'll as
did while ago. When 1 thought tn,
train was coming l felt nicely, but eve
since it went back on me I have fel
miserable" A piece of beauty in calico
asked the station agent, Have you 8
glass?" ga glass Why you dom
suppose the Northwestern runs saloon
lin their depots, do you? What kind O
a glass do you want.?" GA spy glass, O
course. l want to spy if the train il
coming. "What title shall we give thi
chapter?" said the school-ma'm. &c
call it 'Only Waiting" retorted an in
tellectual looking lady. This was S,
pat to our condition we all laughed in
side and out, and then deep silence
seemed to pervade all, which was sool
broken again by the welcome, vigorou
whistle of the locomotive. "Now," sail
the school-ma'm, "let us pick up GU
traps and do our adieus, so as not t,
! keep the train waiting" and quickl
the depot was deserted.